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People celebrate the New Year on Times Square in New York, January 1, 2013. (Credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

New York Welcomes 2013 With Hope

A teeming, cheering crowd of 1 million filled Times Square as the ball dropped in Times Square, as New York City and the world said goodbye to 2012 and welcomed a new year and a clean slate for 2013.

2013/01/01

Revelers in Times Square on New Year's Eve get festive with NIVEA accessories and products at Times Square on December 31, 2012 in New York City. (Credit: Brad Barket/Getty Images for NIVEA)

Times Square Packed With Teeming Crowd To Ring In 2013

The ball has dropped in front of a throng of 1 million in Times Square, and 2013 has arrived.

2012/12/31

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Confetti Ready To Go For New Year’s In Times Square

The New Year’s confetti that blankets Times Square at the start of every year has been put to the test, and is now ready to go airborne.

2012/12/29

(credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Shredded Nassau County Police Documents Used As Confetti

Little strips of documents that were obviously shredded for a reason have ended up raining down from the windows in the city’s ticker tape parades.

2012/11/24

Messages written on tissue paper will fall as confetti on New Years' Eve. (credit: Monica Miller, WCBS 880)

Times Square Tests Confetti For New Year’s Eve

The magical moment at midnight on New Year’s Eve with the confetti flying over Times Square doesn’t happen without some practice.

2011/12/29

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